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PAT'NTBD MAR. a, 1904.

H. C. STILWELL, DEGD.

C. I'. SNYDER. ADMINISTRATOR.

COMPUTING SCALE. APPLIoATIoN FILED JU'LY 16, 1897.

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No. 754,395.' PATENTED MAR. 8.1904.

H. C. STILWELL, DEC'YD.

C. F. SNYDER. ADMINISTRATOR.

COMPUTING SCALE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 16, 1897.

NO MODEL. 5 SHEETS-SHEET WTNESSES No. 754,395. K PATENTBDMAR. a, 1904.

H. G. STILWBLL, DEGD. U. I. SNYDR. ADMINISTRATOR. COMPUTING SCALE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 16, 1897. )T0 MODEL.

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WJTNESSES PATENTBD MAR. 8, 1904. H. C. STILWELL, DEGD. 44 u. r. SNYDER, ADMINISTRATOR.

COMPUTING SCALE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 1B, 1897.

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m m M M D to? my NO. 754,395. Y 4 Patented March B, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

`CHARLES E. SNYDER, OF DAYTON, OHIO, OMINI'STEATOR OE HENRY o.

sTILwELI., DEcEAsEn.

COMPUTING-SCALE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 754,395, dated March 8, 1904. Application filed July 16', 1897. Serial No. 644,340. (No model.)

T all Ll/'7mm t my COMN?" eounterbalancing member andthe weight-re- 50 Be it known that I, CHAnLEs F. SNYDER, a i ceiving member, inv which series of levers citizen of the United States, residing at Day-r the price-varying incline and theA value-inditon, in the county of Montgomery and State eator may be located without departing from.

'of Ohio, am administrator of the estate of the the broad'seope .and spirit of the invention.

late HENRYC. STILWELL, of Dayton, Mont- Several different forms of the invention 55 gomery county, Ohio, and who had invented have been devised, all of which forms embody certain new and useful Improvements in Comthe new construction and mode of operation puting-Scales, 0i' which the fol-lowing is a heretofore described, and it is thought that .Io specification, reference being had to the 4acothers will be able to devise still other forms companying drawings, forminga part hereof. 'when the principle and Inode of operation of 60 This invention relates to a radically new the invention is explained to them by the foleonstruetion and Inode oi' operation of comlowing description of the invention.

puting-machinesg and it more particularlyre- Therefore the invention is not to be re I 5 lates to that class of computingmachines stricted 1n lts broader scope to any particular technically known as computing-scales. construction or arran ement of ap aratus, 65

As will hereinafter more fully appear, the but contemplates all forms-of apparatus eminvention consists in and contemplates, among bodying the new principle and mode of oper- Other things, the employment of a weight-reation however widely they may diier in conceiving member, a weight-counterbalancing struction and arrangement.

member, a value-indicator, and a vari-able in- In the accompanying drawings, illustrating 70 eline, said incline being intermediate either` the invention, Figure 1 illustrates aside eleor both said value -indicator and weightvation of a simple lever-scale to which the inn counterbalaneing member and the said weightvention is applied. Fig. 1A is a detailed front receiving member, said incline being adapted View, partly in section, of the stirrup 29 and to control either or both said value-indicator its connections. Fig/1B is a detail of the. 75 .and said weight-countcrbalancingmember to graduated portion of beam 17. Fig. 2 is a indicate or counter-balance Or to indicate and top plan View of the fulerumed frame or beam counterbalancc at a rate proportionate to the and the eounterbalancing member orbeam 17,

','30 angle oi' inclination oi' said incline, which inpivoted thereto. Fig. 2 is a side elevation oline and its angle of inclination is adapted to ofthe end 18 of beam 17. Fig. 3 is a rear 8O bc'varied proportionate to theprice per pound elevation of a simple lever-scale provided with or computing' unit. the elements of this invention in connection In the drawings I have shown the invention with a novel tare-beam. Fig. 4 is a top plan as applied to a simple lcver-seale-wthat is, a view of the arrangement shown in Fig. 3, the

scale in whichthe fu-lcrumed beam is directly` plan being taken for convenience with the 85 connected to the weight-receiving member, front of the niachine toward the bottom of the such as a pan or platform, while the valuesheet, while a portion of the weight-receiving indicator, the weightcountcrbalancing memmember and its connection with the counterber, andthe price-varying' .incline is shown balancing-frame vare broken away to expose attached to said fulerumed beam-and it is. parts beneath; and Fig. l5 isa diagrammatical 90 obvious that this intention can be embodi' View illustrating the principle of 'this-invenin all the known forms oi' scales when the I`ol tion. .f l i lowiiig descriptionl of this invention is con- Like characters of reference are employed to 45 sultedby those skilled in the art, and itv is designate identical partsthroughoutthe sevalso obvious that this' invention can be. emeral views.; y 95 bodied in what are known as compound le- For a preliminary exposition of this inven- Ver scales-tliat is, scales in which a series of tion reference is had to Fig. 5, wherein line A i levers are interposed between the weight-` represents the fulcrum-line of aframe in bal- I5 J and-one-half-pound-indicating line E and line 30 C indicates the value-graduations upon the ance with the weight-receiving member,which frame is represented by a curved line B and a straight line 0, Parallel'with line C is a line D, having transverse lines .E running therethrough and across line C and joining With line B, which lines E represent pounds and ounces, as indicated, adjacent to said line f D. In this instance shown the price-per-unitindicating characters and QO are lor cated adjacent to line B at a point where the Vdotted radial line F passes through the point of intersection'of Vsaid line Band said fourpound-indicating line E, while the price-indicating characters 8 and 32 are located opposite the point of 'intersection of the 'two- B. Theprice-indicating characters 10 and are located opposite the point of intersection ofthe two-pound-indicating line E and line B, while the price-indicating characters 20 and 80 are located opposite the point of intersection of the one-pound-indicating line E and the line B. The dotted radial lines F intermediate the lines A and C and intersecting the lline B represent the Weight-counterbalancing member or beam inthe different positions it would occupy when computing values at the diiferent rates indicated, while the numbered graduations parallel with and adjacent to the dotted line-F nearest to line weight-counterbalancing member, and the curved dotted lines G, drawn from each value graduation and concentric with said curved line B, are shown for the purpose of trans-A ferrin'g and readily indi'cating said value-graduations upon the llnes F, shown in the diderent positions. From this diagrammatical view,

. as above described, it will readily be seen that the correct and proper spacing of the price.- indicating characters ,are obtained and that the lines E parallel with the fulcrum line A indicate pounds and ounces at regular disx tinces as they advance from said line A, commencing with zero in line-With said line A.

.It Will furthermore beobserved that when the Weigh t-counterbalaneing member or beam Y indicates 5 or 20 as the computing unit or price per. pound, as shown by the dotted radial line Fin Fig. 5 and the indicated values adjacenttosaid line F, that when said weigh t-Y -counterbalancing member 'counterbalances three pounds of an article'at liveor twenty' per pound the indicated value will be 15 or' 60, while if the article weighed but two pounds the value indicated upon the weight- 20' vor '80 was indicated as the value. 65

balancing member indicated 5 or 20 as the value. Likewise if the article weighed one and one half pounds it would be counterbalanced when the weight counterbalancing member indicated l5 or 60 as the Value. Again, if the angle of inclination of the weight-couuterbalancing member (indicated by F) designatec 20 or 80 as the price per pound then an artic-leweighing onehalf pound would be counterbalanced when the Weight-counterbalancing lmember indicated 10 or 40 as the value.

A study of Fig, 5 willA illustrate that the I price-per-pound-indieating characters are not only arranged variable dlstances apart upon the segment B to lndicate' regular rises 1n i value, but also that said price-indicating characters are also arranged Variable distances apart upon a straight line, should such straight line be drawn at right angles to the line A, to indicate regular rises in value of the computing unit, the Value of said computing unit being greater nearer the fulcrum-line A and decreasing at irregular intervals towardthe end y of the frame and away from said fulcrum-line A of said frame.

As hereinafter shown, the weight-counterbalancing member F, Fig; 5, employed is a beam and poise'movable thereon and indicating the value-graduations on said beam.

It is obvious that if it were desirable to have both weight and value indicated at/thc same time the poisecould simply be provided with a pointer to designate the Weight-indieating "lines E simultaneously with the valuegraduations upon the beam, (indicated by F in Fig. 5,) in which case the valuegraduations would be upon the beam, while the pound-and-ounce-indicating lines It would'be upon the frame'and extend between the sides B and() of said frame. lt is furthermore obvious that many other minor changes within the province oi a skilled mechanic may be made in constructing machines for the diiierent requirementsof the market and that many changes in form', construction, and arrange-v ment of thc parts may be made without dcparturc from the principle and scope of this invention. Likewise it is obvious that the price-indicating characters may be arranged upon a part projecting in a straight line from IOO IIO

and intermediate the length oi' and at right angles to' the fuicrum-lin'c A, and the weightcounterbalancing member or beam may be -slidably mounted 'at its'end'upon said part in the samemanner as'said .beam .is hereinafter shown to rest upon said frame near the end of said beam, 'except that the bearing-point be'- tween said straight price-,graduated part and said beam would vary according to the angle of inclination of said beam. 4

In Figs. 1 to 4, 10 represents the weightreceiving member, which may be a suitable lpan or platform, directly or indirectly conl nected toknifeedged pivots 11 Orl Opposite sides ofa frame 12, provided with fulcrumpivots 13 onopposite sides. Said frame 12 is composed of a substantially lU-shaped frame having a transverse connection 14' between the respective pivots 11 and 13. From one side f of said frame 12, Figs.l 1 and 2, extends an intica lly in line with the knifeedges of said ful- ,crum-pivots 13. To the rear of said Vpin or tegral projection 15,.to which is pivoted by pin or screw 16 a weight-counterbalancing member or beam 17, said pin or screw 16 being verscrew 1 6 said`beam V17 is provided with a preferably D-shaped projection 18, receiving a. counterbalance'weight or ball 19, vmounted I upon screw or stem 20, mounted in slot 21 in said projection 18, and said screw 20 is adapted tor be locked to said projection 18. by means of 'ay series of locknuts 22 on said screw 20 at oppo'site sides of the Walls of vsaid' projection 18,

Fig. 2. From the' outer end'of said projection '15 extends an arm 24, preferably in a straight line, Fig. 2. The extreme end of said arm 24l is connected to the opposite side of said frame '.12 lby a segment 25, preferably inthe arc of'a circle 'from the center of said pin or screw 16. The outer end of said beam 17 rests upon the .iss

top'of-said segment25, and its under surface is brought down below the level of the segment, whereby a space is provided at 26 to .accommodate said segment'25. The extreme outer' end of said beam- 1 7 is provided'w-ith a ojecting vertically therefrom, `and pin .27, pi'

said pin terminates in a needle-point 28,which point is horizontally in linewith the knifeedges of said pivots lland 13. A stirrup 29 `'extends over the outer end of said beam 17'and li's provided with a conical-shaped .recess 30,

Fig. 1, adapted to receive said needle-point 28 of pin 27. In said st irrup 29 is hooked a rod '31, having secured upon itslower end a shotcup 'or counterweightv receiving member 32.

projections 34A. and 34B, v ,j with a' series of'rows of .55?

It isy obvious that a knife-edged pivotand the usual bearing-loop may be employed, if ."desired,- in

place of said pin 27 andstirrup 29. Beam 17 is provided with a poise 33, having adapted to register characters or' graduations on the beam in the usual manner.- Thev ''two rows 34 nearestl the upper edge on ,both sides 'of the beam 17 indica-te money valueat low prices per pound, while the next loWei row .projection ofthe frameworkof the machine l 35 indicates values at higher prices per pound. i The fulcrum-pivots '13fbf frame 12 areprovided. with bearings in projections 37 of the lframework of the machine, and said frame 12.

is providedwith a slotted portion 38, receiving ations.,

Thus far my description has been confined to Figs. 1 and' 2 of the drawings. Said descrip# tion given for Figs. l and 2 will likewise apply to Figs. 3 and 4, with the exception that beam 17 is pivotally mounted'upon cross-piece 14 and between knife-edges 13 and the arm 24 in Figs. 1 and 2 is straight, while in Figs. 3 andifl; the arm (corresponding to Said arm 24 'in Figs. 1 and 2) ex'tends forward and is` curved toward `the segment 25 and is provided on its upper edge with a series of pound' and ounce graduations 4 2 variable distances apart and adapted to cooperate lwith a poise 41, slidA ing on said curved arm 40 in the usual inan- `ner thata poise slides upon a beam to indicate pounds and ounces. This curved arm 40 and its poise 41 constitute the means for counterbalancing tare-weights.

It is obvious that the straight arm 24, Figs. 1 and `2, may likewise constitute a tare-beam when provided with a poise and suitable gradu- The weighted end 18 of beam 17 is adapted to coun'terbalance the forward portion of the beam 17, its stirrup 29, rod 31, and receiver 32, together with its poise 33 when said poise 33 is at normal position or indicates zero. Thiscounterbalancing of said beam 17, so that the parts of said beam 17 -upon oppositepsi'des,

of its pivot 16 counterbalance each other; is necessary, for the-'reason 'that said beam 17 swings radially toward and from the fulcruinpoint ofsaid frame 12, and in so moving toots 13, and -it is obvious that said pivot 16 may ward said fulcrum-point saidI beam'17 would destroy the .balance orgequil-ibrium of said frame 1 2 were it -not for thecounterb'lancing of said beam 17. Saidpivot 16of beam' 17 has heretofore been described as located in vertical line with the knife-edgesof said pivroo he located at a point on said frame 1-2 to one sidel of said pivot 13 without departure from` the letter 'and spirit of this invention, since the 'object of counterbalancingsaid beam 17 upon said pivot l16 is to concentrate the entire weight of beam 17 and its connections ata point upon IIO said frame 12iixed1 by the attaching'of said 'pivot 16 to said frame 12. As heretofore-- stated, the angle of inclination of said beam 17 varies with the price `per pound, and this price per pound or computing unit is indicated upon the top face of said segment 25 by projections i -orjindicatingpoints 45 uponlsaid beam 17,

pointing to two rows of characters upon said segment 25, the row 46 (it-said characters in-` "dicating units or. prices lper pound whose valuesare indicated 1n the row of characters 34 upon beam 17, while the rois of characters v 47 uponsaid segment 25 indicate the unitsor prices whose values' are found in row 35 of value-graduations on said beam`17. l, l

It is obvious that any editable means may V' Vindicate regular rises in valueand commence at the outer free end of said beam or segment at a low price and increase as said pricegraduations approach the fulcrum 13, the distancesbetween said ,price-indicating characters being greater near the outer free end of said beam orsegment 25 than nearer said fulerum 13 to indicate regular rises .in val-ue of the computing unit or price per pound and that the value-indicating characters 34 and 35 on beam 17 arie uniform distances apart to in- -dicate regular rises in valve from zero near the pivot 16 of said beam 17 and increasing in value toward the outer free end of said beam 17,

in Fig. 3 represents a counterweight to be placed upon the receiver 32, connected tobeam 17 when poisev 33 is insuiiicient to counterbalance the weight of an article. Weight A65 isprovided withvalue-.indications 66 and 67, corresponding-With rows 34 and 35 on beam 17, respectively.

Having now fully described the construe `tion of this invention, its operation. will now be described,'referenee being 'had to Figs. 1 and 3. To compute the value of an article, place it upon the Weight-receiving member 10 and 'adjust the angle of inclination of beam 17 until one of 'its points 45 indicates the price per pound of said article in either of said rows 46 and 47 of price-.indications upon said segment 25. Then move poise 33 upon' beam 17 until frame 12-is in balance or equilibrium.

Said poise 33 then indicates the value of said' article in .either row 34 or row 35 of val'ue characters on said beam 17. Should the movement of the poise 33 be insulicient to counterbalance the weight of the article and place"l frame 12 in equilibrium when the article rests upon the Weight-receiving member 10, connected only to said frame 12, then one or more Weights oarepl'aced upon said receiver v 32 until said 'frame 12is placed in equilibrium by the readjustment of the said poise 33, the valueindicated uponsaid weight 65 being added to' the value indicated by said poise 33 upon beam 17 The frame 12 is in balance or equilibrium when `poise 33 indicates and by reason of the counterbala'ncing of said beam 17. said beam exerts no counterbalancing iniuence upon-frame 12 when its poise 33 is at normal position; but when said poise 33 is fmoved from normal positiony it counterbalances weight proportionate to the distance said poise 33 is moved from the fulcrum-line of said frame l2 and that the greater the' angle of inclination of be'am 17 from fulcrum-line of said frame 12the more weight a given movement of said poise 33 will counterbalanee. Conseq uently the greater the angle of inclination oJ wid beam 17 the smaller is the price per pound.

weight i vlor the beam 1.7 is mounted upon. a shaft 20, extending at right angles with reference to the direction of beam 17, and that the opposite ends of said shaft 2() are secured in slot 21 in frame 18, secured to beam 17, and that .sa-id slots 21 extend in a direction parallelwith beam 17, the operation of which construction is such that said weight 19 is adjusted on shaft 2O in order to adjust the longitudinal grav ity-line of beam 17 'and its attached'parts until said longitudinal gravityline coincideswith a straight line drawn Ifrom -th'e center of pivot 1610i: beam 17 through swings radially to and from the fulcrum-line of the frame upon which it is mounted.

rlhe needle-point 28 between beam 17 and counterweightreceiver 32 is also believed to' be an important detail of construction formaintaining thef lateral gravity of beamv 17, inasmuch-as a knife-edged pivot of theY usual construction when employed in this particular place would admit of destroying the lateral gravity of beam 17 when one or more counterweights 65 would be placed slightly off the-` center of said receiver 32. n

From 'the foregoing it is obvious that the broad scope and primary character of this invention is believed to entitle it to consideration as a pioneer invention employing a weight- A receiving member, a Weight-counterbalaneing member, avalue-indicator, and avariably-gradvu ated price-beam intermediate said weight-reoei-ving and eounterbalancing members and v 7 O lt-willbe observed thattho counterbalanee- I IIO adapted to vary the inuence of said counterbalancing member upon said weight-receiving member 'proportionate to the price indicated upon said price-beam, and. this invention is believed to consist in and antlcipate' the 'employment of said elements, however widely they may be varied in construction or arrangement. l

In the more specilic embodiment ofV the inizoA vention a variable incline is placed intermediate the value-indicating and counterbalancing member and the weight-receiving member, the

' ing-'greater forsmall than for high values of the price or computing unit. It is also obvious that in constructions where the value-1ndicator is mounted upon said weight-counter- -balancing member said incline A1s also inter-l .Inediate said weight-recelvmg member Vand the said value-indicator and weight-counterbalancing member, and said incline controls the action of both -said value-indicator and said counterbalancing member. It is furthermore obvious that weights 65 of various sizesv mayalone constitute the weight-counterbalancing member, and the value characters indicated directly or indirectly by said weights may alone constitute the value-indicator.

So far as I am aware, the late HENRY C. STIL- WELL was the lirst in the art to employ a pricevarying incline directly or indirectly controlling a value-indicator to indicate values at a rate proportionate to the angle of inclination of said incline, and so being a pioneer in this particular art the claims should be given a correspondingly broad and liberal interpretation.

Havingnow so fully described this invention, that others skilled in the art can make and use the same vhen this exclusive grant shall cease to operate, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a price-'scale the combination of the following instrumentalities, to wit; a goodssupport, aprice-beam having pivotal supports, and connected with the goods-support, avaluebeam in balance on its pivotal supports and in operative engagement with the price-beam at a point having' a fixed relation `to the valuebeam, the distance between the point of operative engagement of the beams and fulcrum of the price-beam being variable to vary the power of the price-beamas a lever between the value-beam and goods-support whereby the scale may be set to indicate value at different rates and a value-weight carried by the value-beam; substantially asdescribed.

2. In a price and value indicating scale, the

l combination of the following instrumentali-l ties, to wit; a support for the goods to be weighed, a vvalue-beam, a price-beam in loose operative engagement with the value-beam at a point having a fixed relation to the axis of the value-beam and interposed between the value-beam and goods 'support, said goodssupport and price-beam counterbalancing each other, and with the value-beam being normally in balance, when the value-Weight is not in position to indicate value, a valueweight cooperating with the: value-beam to balance the goods and indicate the value thereof,the distance between the point of operative engagement of the beams and fulcrum ofthe price-beam being variable whereby the leverage exerted by the price-beam in transmitting the balancing strain between the valueweight and goods-support may be varied and the scale set to indicate value at different prices; substantially as described.

3. In a price and value indicating scale, the combination of the following instrumentalities, to wit; a goods-support a pivoted pricebeam connected therewith, a value-beam having a pivotal axis different from that of the price-beam and adapted to cooperate with the pr ice-beam at a fixed distance from the pivotal axis of the value-beam but at different points with relation to the pivots of` the price-beam, whereby the leverage ofthe price-beam may bevaried and a value-weight carried by the value-beam; substantially as described.

4. In a price and value indicating scale, the combination of the following instrumentalities, to wit; a goods-snpport, 'a pivoted pricebeam connected and in balance therewith, a value-beam independently in-d balance and in operative engagement with the price-beam at a fixed distance fromthefulcrurn of thevaluebeam, a' value-weight 'carried by the valuebeam, the distance between' the point of operative engagement of the beams and fulcrum of the price-beam being variable to varyl the power of the price-beam as a lever between the value-beam and goods-support, whereby Y the scale may be set to indicate value at different rates; substantially as described.

5. In a price and value indicating scale, the combination of the followinginstrumentalities, to wit; a goods-support, a value-beam, a sliding value-weight on said beam, a vbeam having a iixed fulcrum and located intermediate the goods-support and Vvalue-beam,.said beam constituting a price-beam, the point of IOC application of-the draft lof the value-beam to said price-beam being variable with respect to the pivots of the latter to vary the effective leverage of the price-beam in accordance withthe price; substantially as described.

6. In a price and value indicating scale the combination of the following instrumentalities, to wit; a beam, a member angularlyl adjustable with relation theretp and whose angular position determines the price, a weight member adjustable longitudinally on the angularlyadjustable member and Whose position thereon determines the value, a goodssupport and connections between the same and beam; substantially as described.

7, A weight-receiving member, a tilting frame connected thereto and in balance therewith, an independently-balanced beam pivotally mounted upon said fname and movable laterally with relation thereto, a value-indicating poise upon said beam, and price-indi# cations with which the beam registers.

' 8. Aweight-re'ceivingmember,afulcrumed frame connected thereto and in balance therewith, a beam mounted uponA said frame with its extremities movable toward and from the fulcrum of said frame, price-indications with which the beam registers in its movements IOS IIO

upon said frame, and a value-indicating poise on saidbea l y 9. A weight-receiving member, afulcrumed `frame connected thereto,an 'independentlymovable beam having a value-poise and connected to said frame, and a series of price-indications arranged variable distances apart to indicate regular increments in price, and with which the beam registers in its movements upon said frame and a series of value-indications on the beam withwhich the poise registers. j A

` 10. A Weight -receiving member, a fulcrumed frame connected-thereto, abeam movably connected to said frame, a value-poise 'uponl said beam and adapted to indicate a sefries of value-graduations, and a series of priceindications arranged variable distances apart upon said frame to indicate regular advances in price, said price-indications being'adapted to be indicated by the movement of said beam upon said frame.

11. A weight-receiving' member, a" fulcrumed frame connected thereto, a beam movably connected 'to said`r'ame`,la value-poisel upon said beam andl adapted to indicate' a series of value-graduations, a series of pricegraduations upon said frame and arranged variable distances apart to indicate regularjadvances in price as said graduations approach the fulcrumof said frame, andv an indicator carried by said beam andr adapted to indicate 'said price-graduations ,l

12. In al scale, a weight-receiving -m'ember,`

a curved beam 25 connected thereto, a series of price-graduatlons upon said beam 25, and a counterbalance member counterbalaneed within itself and movable upon said beam 25 and an adjustable load-counterbalancing member. 13. In a scale, Ya weight-receivingmember,

la curvedb eam 25 connected thereto, a series of price-'graduations arranged variable distances apart, upon said beam 25 to indicate regular advances in price from the outer to the inner end of-'said beam 25, and a weightcounterbalancing member counterbalanced within itself and movable upon said beam'25,

nd an adjustable load-counterbalancing mem- 14. In ascale, a weight-receiving member, a'curved beam 25 connected thereto, a series of pricegraduations arranged variable distances apart on said beam 25 to indicate regular advances in price from the outer to the innerend of said `beam 25, a beam 17 pivote'd upon said beam 25, a poise upon said beam 17 and adapted to indicate a series of gradua- .tions, and an indicator upon said beam 17 and adapted `to indicate said pricegraduations' upon said beam 25. I.

. 15. In a scale, a Weight-receiving member,- a beam 25 connected thereto, a series of pricegraduations arranged variable distances apart on said beam 25 to indicate regular advances in pricerom the outer to the inner end of.

said beam 25, a beam 17 pivoted upon said beam 25, .a value-indicating poise upon said beam 17, an indicator upon said beam 17 andv adapted to indicate. said price graduations upon said beam 25, and alaterally and longitudinally adjustable weight upon said beam 17.

' 16. In a scale, a weight-receiving member,

a beam 25 connected thereto, a series of pricegraduations arranged variable distances apart .on said beam 25. to indicate regular advances in price from the outer to the inner end of said beam 25, a beam 17 pivoted upon said beam 25, a value-indicatingpoiseupon-said beam 17, an indicator 'upon said beam 17 adapted to indicate 'said pricegraduations 3 upon said beam 25, a needle-point 28 upon said beam 17, a co unterweight-receiver 32'sup'- ported by said 'needle-point 28, `one or more counterweights 65 adapted to be pla/ced upon saidgreceiver 32, and a laterally and longitudinally adjustable weight 19 upon said beam 17 17. A weight receivingl member, a valuebeam and poise thereon, a variably-graduatedprice-beam intermediate said value-beam, and member, and a tare-beam connected -to said weight-receiving member." l

18. A weight receiving member, Aa valuebeam and poise thereon, a price-graduated beam intermediate said member andgvaluebeam, said price-graduations on said Nprice- .beam being arranged variable distances apart to indicate regular "advances in'price, .means for changing and indicating the price, and a tare-beam connected with said weight-receivingl member.

19. A Weight -receving member, a valuebeam and yvalue-indicating poise thereon, a price-graduated beam intermediatesaid mem- Kber and value-beam, said price-graduati'ous on saidfprice-beam being arranged variable distances apart tov indicate regular advances in price, means for changing and indicating theprice, a tare-beam connected with said weightreceiving member,a poise upon saidtare-beam and adapted to indicate weight, acounte'rweight-receiver 32 connected to said valuebeam, and a counterweight 65 adapted to be placed upon said receiver 32.

20.` In a price-computing scale, the'combination with a goods or Weight supportand IOC IIO

aV pivotal member connected therewith, ofi-a separate value-beam controiling the balance ot the pivotal member,. the distance between the point of connection of the value-beam with the free end of the-pivotal member and the point ofintersectiou of the horizontal axis of the latter and the longitudinal center et the beam being relatively fixed 'at all times, and means for varying the power exerted by the beam on the pivotal member whereby value may be computed at different rates per unit; substantially as described.

21. -Ina computing-scale, the combination with a value-beam having computations of value thereon, a'poise on said -be'am and a 4constituting a lev'erilpon which the beam is mounted and forming' the connection between swinging beam balanced on the beam," so as to I5' d swing in a plane parallel to the axis thereof.l j

with the main beam, of a swingin'gbeain',

24, In a computing-scale, the Combinations l.

weight-receiving arm'and a Weight-receiving' well, deceased. ,swinging beam' balanced thereon. l Witnesses; l 23. A scale consisting of a beam having a H. M. WALSH,

mounted-thereon", the said. main beam and swinging beam b ing provided, one with a se- A2 ries of value-gra nations and the other with aseries of price-graduations'. Q l CHARLES F. SNYDER, Admmstrator of theestate of Hen/ry aStlthe beam andi goods-support with means for varying the effective leverage vof the valuebeam, whereby the scale may be set to compute values at different rates per unit; substantially as described. a r 4 22. A scale consisting of a-'beam having .a

Weight-receiving arm and a weight-receiving Y ISAAC G. KENNEDY. 

